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Oct 28th, 2014
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By Bob Bruton Barrie Examiner ESSA TOWNSHIP – Terry Dowdall was re-elected mayor Monday. Dowdall won a second term by defeating Archie Duckworth; Dowdall finished with 2,453 votes, while Duckworth had 1,385 votes. Ketih White is the Ward 1 councillor elect after receiving 730 votes. Scott Martin achi...
Oct 28th, 2014
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By Rick Vanderlinde Innisfil Journal  Gord Wauchope got political retribution after beating incumbent Barb Baguley in Innisfil’s mayoral race Monday night. Baguley beat Wauchope in 2010 by 700 votes. But the veteran municipal politician known for his support of community and charity groups overcame B...
Oct 28th, 2014
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By Gisele Winton Sarvis Orillia Packet & Times Severn Mayor Mike Burkett was elected to a second term in the township, garnering about five times the number of votes over his lone contender, former mayor Phil Sled. “It tells me that the past council did very well and the people were very happy. I...
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Oct 28th, 2014
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By Laurie Watt and Janis Ramsay Barrie Advance  For the first time since the turn of the century, Barrie voters have re-elected their mayor: Jeff Lehman will return for a second term. But the 2014 issues also matter, with affordable housing topping the list.”I’ve broken the sophomore jinx...
Oct 28th, 2014
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New Tecumseth Free Press Online Rick Milne will take the helm of New Tecumseth, elected last night for the second time since 1991, as mayor, holding off local lawyer Kevin Kemp, by a margin of 698 votes. When the ballots were counted, Mr. Milne emerged with 4,152 or 45.6 per cent to Mr. Kemp’s ...
Oct 28th, 2014
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Alliston Herald ADJALA-TOSORONTIO – Mary Small Brett is the new mayor of Adjala-Tosorontio. She has been on council for 14 years (10 years as councillor and four years as deputy mayor). For deputy mayor, Doug Little is returning to the seat. The veteran municipal politician has 10 years experie...
Oct 28th, 2014
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By  Sara Carson Midland Mirror TINY TOWNSHIP – Tiny Township must stop spraying waste onto fields before the province forces it to, says mayor-elect George Cornell. Finding a new way to get rid of the township’s septage is a top priority for Cornell, who earned 3,439 votes in Monday’s municipal elect...
Oct 28th, 2014
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By  Jenni Dunning Midland Mirror MIDLAND – Midlanders voted Monday for another four years with Gord McKay as mayor. Mike Ross will take over as deputy mayor. McKay beat former mayor Jim Downer – who he narrowly defeated in the 2010 municipal election – by 461 ballots this time around. McKay got 2,449...
Oct 28th, 2014
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By Paul Brian Collingwood Enterprise-Bulletin Collingwood has chosen Cooper. For the second time. After a day of high voter turnout in the 2014 Ontario Municipal Election, the ballots were counted and result declared by the Town of Collingwood: incumbent Mayor Sandra Cooper was re-elected for a secon...
Oct 28th, 2014
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New Tecumseth Free Press Online New Tecumseth Mayor-Elect Rick Milne said last night his immediate attention will turn to 2015 budget process to keep with the previous years’ practice of having the package approved no later than in January. “It’s sitting there waiting for us right n...